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Unnamed tropical storm of 1873 (AL041873)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1873 (AL041873) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Lakeland, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 23, 1873
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed tropical storm of 1873 (AL041873)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 23, 1873, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 23 miles from Tampa, FL

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Lakeland, FL55 mph44 mph31 milesSep 23, 1873, 7:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL52 mph42 mph11 milesSep 23, 1873, 5:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL49 mph40 mph39 milesSep 23, 1873, 10:33 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (13 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 86.1°W
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.2°N, 86.0°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.2°N, 85.5°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.0°N, 85.0°W
Sep 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.0°N, 84.1°W
Sep 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.0°N, 83.4°W
Sep 23, 10:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph27.8°N, 82.8°W
Sep 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.1°N, 82.6°W
Sep 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.3°N, 81.3°W
Sep 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.1°N, 79.0°W
Sep 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph32.9°N, 76.8°W
Sep 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph34.9°N, 73.6°W
Sep 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph36.7°N, 70.0°W